Valerie
Val·er·ie/ˈvæləɹi/noun
Valerie is spelled V-A-L-E-R-I-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables (Val·er·ie). It appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Valerie means “The psychotropic drug 1V-LSD” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Valerie?
| Letters | 7: V-A-L-E-R-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: Val·er·ie |
| In writing | 3.9 times per million words; the 13,127th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Valerie?
Valerie appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Valerie?
- /ˈvæləɹi/
Valerie has 3 syllables, split Val·er·ie in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Valerie.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does Valerie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangThe psychotropic drug 1V-LSD.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Valerie come from?
From valeryl, part of the chemical name of the drug, and alluding to the female name. Compare Lucy (“the drug LSD”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).